A man from Rock Port, MO., was arrested Sunday evening in Adams County, following a traffic stop. The Sheriff’s Department reports 21-year old Hayden Lee Wood was taken into custody at around 7:30-p.m., for Possession of Marijuana. He was arrested after deputies smelled a strong odor of marijuana coming from inside the vehicle Wood was driving following a traffic stop on Highway 34 and Dogwood Avenue. Wood was being held in the Adams County Jail on $1,000 bond.

Red Oak Police report two people were arrested on separate charges, Sunday. Officers arrested 33-year old Tyler Anthony Bond, of Red Oak, at around 10:25-p.m. in the vicinity of Broadway and West Hammond Streets. Bond was charged with Public Intoxication and held in the Montgomery County Jail on $300 bond.

And, at around 6:30-p.m. Kristopher James Koon, of Atlantic, turned himself-in to Red Oak Police. Koon was wanted on a Montgomery County warrant for 5th Degree Theft, and on a warrant out of Pottawattamie County for Violation of Probation. Koon was being held on $2,300 bond in the Montgomery County Jail, while awaiting extradition to Pott. County.

Legislators remain at odds over the main function of the Iowa General Assembly — coming up with a state spending plan. For example, the two parties have been wrangling since January over how much state aid to forward to Iowa’s public schools for the school year that begins in August. Senate Democratic Leader Mike Gronstal of Council Bluffs says Republicans are “unwilling to compromise.”

“It’s kind of messy for them,” Gronstal says. “Their leadership says: ‘We’ve drawn a line in the concrete…not the sand. We’ve drawn a line in the concrete and we’re not going to go over that.'” House Speaker Kraig Paulsen, a Republican from Hiawatha, says Republicans in the House are sticking with their original proposal which would forward an additional one-and-a-quarter percent in general state support to public school districts.

“The members of the House Republican Caucuses, 57 of us, have had extensive conversations with Iowans about balancing on-going revenue with on-going expenses,” Paulsen says, “and that’s exactly what they have asked us to do and that’s what they expect us to do.”

The latest report from the Legislative Services Agency indicates the state collected four-point-six percent more in taxes last month when compared to April of last year. Paulsen and his Republican colleagues in the House want to develop a budget plan that’s less than what Republican Governor Terry Branstad and Democrats in the Senate have proposed. Paulsen has said the ultimate goal is to return that money to Iowans in the form of a tax cut.

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The mayors of three of Iowa’s largest cities say they’re searching for the money to buy body cameras for police officers. Council Bluffs Mayor Matt Walsh says “We actually started to investigate that well over two years ago, prior to the most recent instances that have happened throughout the country. We think juries will come to expect that type of evidence in a trial, so we think it’s probably the wave of the future.”

Des Moines Mayor Frank Cownie says cameras in Des Moines Police patrol cars have “gone a long ways” in helping prove cases in court and equipping Des Moines cops with body cameras is being given “strong consideration.”  “Which would be helpful in conversation between the officer, substantiate what was said, how it was reacted to by the offender or the accused offender and could help make the case one way or the other,” Cownie says. “and protect both public safety and the individual.”

The mayors made their comments during a joint appearance this weekend on Iowa Public Television’s “Iowa Press” program. Iowa City plans to have its police equipped with body cameras before this fall. A few departments in Iowa have been using body cameras. A main expense is not the camera itself, but finding a way to store all the video that’s recorded.

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Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — At the center of the unresolved Iowa budget is a simple disagreement on how to count the money. On one side are Senate Democrats and Governor Terry Branstad, who support using some surplus budget dollars to balance the books. On the other side are House Republicans, who say the state should not spend more than the projected revenue for the fiscal year.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) —As another legislative session winds down with only a limited chance of action on a proposal to keep alcohol offenders out of jail with twice-daily sobriety testing, Woodbury County Sheriff Dave Drew is discouraged. “This should be a bipartisan issue,” Drew tells the Sioux City Journal.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Public health has been defined by the World Health Organization as “the art and science of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts of society.” The Press-Citizen reports starting in the fall of 2016, undergraduates at the University of Iowa will have the option of emphasizing either the art or science component as the UI College of Public Health begins two new bachelors’ programs.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Since the 2008 floods, Iowa City has purchased and leveled more than 90 homes, but and now the city hopes to expand the effort after last year’s flooding. The Iowa City Press-Citizen reports the city wants to secure more $1 million in state and federal money to buy nine flood-prone properties along the Iowa River.

A woman living in an apartment on West 6th Street in Atlantic suffered 1st and 2nd degree burns to her hand and leg while trying to put out a fire this (Sunday) morning. Atlantic Fire Chief Mark McNees told KJAN News said they received word at around 9:45-a.m. there was a fire in an upstairs apartment at 304 W. 6th.

Upon arrival, crews found the victim, 42-year old Angela Jo Hillhouse, and a lot of smoke in the apartment, but the fire was out. During an investigation, McNees observed several candles burning in the apartment, and Hillhouse told officials a candle started the blaze, but the exact cause remains under investigation. For now, the cause is listed as accidental.

Hillhouse was transported by Medivac Ambulance to the Cass County Memorial Hospital, for treatment. Her 8-year old son was not injured. The apartment sustained some light smoke and carpet damage. The building houses four apartments, but none of those residences were damaged. The fire department ventilated the apartment and left the scene at around 10:25-a.m.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – At the center of the unresolved Iowa budget is a simple disagreement on how to count the money. On one side are Senate Democrats and Gov. Terry Branstad, who support using some surplus budget dollars to balance the books. On the other side are House Republicans, who say the state should not spend more than the projected revenue for the fiscal year that starts July 1.

The fiscal clash means lawmakers are at odds over how much to spend on individual departments, differing on key areas like education. While Friday marked the final day for lawmakers to receive daily expense payments, they cannot adjourn until they craft a budget deal. Branstad says he hopes they can reach a budget resolution in May.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) – Sioux City will try out a new Iowa traffic safety campaign before the program is rolled out through the rest of the state. The Sioux City Journal reports that the goal is to reduce the number of pedestrian injuries and fatalities in Iowa through enforcement, education, and street engineer work. The program is a partnership between the Sioux City Police Department, Iowa Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Bureau chief Pat Hoye says the results in Sioux City will determine where the program is implemented next. Police Chief Doug Young says Sioux City was picked because of its high number of pedestrian-related traffic accidents – 132 from 2009 to 2013, including eight pedestrian deaths.

Two people were injured during a crash Saturday afternoon in Montgomery County. Sheriff’s officials say 72-year old Steven Harshaw, of Glenwood, was transported by helicopter from the scene of the crash at Chestnut Street and Highway 48 in Elliott, to a hospital in Omaha. A report on his condition is not available. The driver of the other vehicle, 25-year old Alexandria Strauss, of Elliott, refused treatment at the scene.

Authorities say a 2005 Ford Explorer driven by Strauss was traveling east on Highway 48 at around 1:45-p.m., when she slowed to turn left onto Chestnut Street. In doing so, she failed to she an approaching 2002 Kia driven by Harshaw, and pulled into the path of the car, causing the collision.

Montgomery County Sheriff’s deputies were assisted at the scene by personnel from the Elliott Fire Dept., Elliott 1st Responders, Red Oak Rescue, and the Red Oak Fire Department.